AI model comparison
Nemotron 3 Super vs Mercury 2
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
NVIDIA
Nemotron 3 Super
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super is a 120B-parameter open hybrid MoE model, activating just 12B parameters for maximum compute efficiency and accuracy in complex multi-agent applications.
- Input / 1M
- $0.08
- Output / 1M
- $0.45
- Context
- 262K
Inception
Mercury 2
Mercury 2 is an extremely fast reasoning LLM, and the first reasoning diffusion LLM (dLLM).
- Input / 1M
- $0.25
- Output / 1M
- $0.75
- Context
- 128K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Nemotron 3 Super
2.3x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Mercury 2
13.8 vs 12.8 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Nemotron 3 Super
262K vs 128K tokens
Newer release
Nemotron 3 Super
Released March 11, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Mercury 213.8Coding index
Mercury 231.1Agentic index
Mercury 21.6Pricing
Nemotron 3 Super vs Mercury 2 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Mercury 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.08 | $0.25 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.45 | $0.75 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | Not available | $0.03 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Mercury 2$0.88Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Mercury 2$10.50$3.75 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Mercury 2$39$5.25 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Mercury 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 236K tokens | 50K tokens |
| Input types | Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Medium, Low | High, Medium, Low, None |
| Default reasoning effort | Medium | Medium |
| Release date | March 11, 2026 | March 4, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Mercury 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Not supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Nemotron 3 Super is 2.3x cheaper for a typical chat. Mercury 2 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (13.8 vs 12.8). Nemotron 3 Super has the larger context window (262K vs 128K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Nemotron 3 Super or Mercury 2 cheaper?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Nemotron 3 Super costs $0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens, while Mercury 2 costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Nemotron 3 Super or Mercury 2?
Nemotron 3 Super supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 128K for Mercury 2.
Is Nemotron 3 Super smarter than Mercury 2?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Nemotron 3 Super scores 12.8 and Mercury 2 scores 13.8, putting Mercury 2 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Nemotron 3 Super and Mercury 2 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Nemotron 3 Super and Mercury 2 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Nemotron 3 Super and Mercury 2 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.